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I am learning that if you think it’s the real thing, and it turns out not to be so, it is still the real thing for you — however painfully unrequited or ... Read More ›

From the ages of five to seventeen, only one thing stayed constant in my life: my dream university. Other aspects changed – interests, friends, hairstyle – but I always wanted to end ... Read More ›

To launch Writers’ Theatre’s 20th Anniversary 2011/12 Season, Artistic Director Michael Halberstam has assembled a collection of Chicago’s finest actors to take on Stoppard’s modern classic. With a blend of new and ... Read More ›

The five actors who round out SHE LOVES ME’s powerhouse cast are featured as Customers visiting Maraczek’s Perfume Shop, Carolers and the staff of the Cafe Imperiale.

Stephanie Herman, a Writers’ Theatre newcomer, ... Read More ›

Much of the action in She Loves Me–the effortlessly romantic musical from Joe Masteroff (book), Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics)–takes place within Maraczek’s, a perfume shop in 1930s Budapest.  Amalia and ... Read More ›

She Loves Me, the irresistibly charming musical from Joe Masteroff (book), Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), tells the delightful tale of Amalia and Georg.  These two co-workers at Maraczek’s perfume shop spend ... Read More ›

Officially, it is closing week of  Streetcar and we must bid adieu to a summer of joy-filled memories.  Each night we celebrate the last performance of each calendar day and matinee, costume change ... Read More ›

Actors and spouses Stacy Stoltz and Matt Hawkins, who play Stella and Stanley Kowalski in Writers’ Theatre’s A Streetcar Named Desire, give readers a look at their experience backstage.

We’re having an awesome ... Read More ›